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Forum: Email Marketing 7th July 2014, 08:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,273
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How many emails is in your series?

I currently have 160 emails so far, but it grows weekly. I figured that there is no point in letting my list die by not contacting them anymore. I may eventually just have them start from the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 5th March 2014, 10:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 667
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: htaccess question

How do you set it up to redirect all 404s to the homepage?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd January 2014, 10:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 873
Posted By Tom Ryan
Purchased Some Expired Domains

I bought some expired domains that revolve around my main site's niche that have decent backlink profiles. I have a few questions on using these domains.

I was looking at the sites and some of...
Forum: Finished Contests & Challenges 16th November 2013, 08:14 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 44,177
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: My Personal Challenge - Make $1500 by December 1st Via ClickBank and Article Syndication

Nice job on the lastest 5 sales!

Another quick question for you. From reading through this thread and you previous one, I see that it looks like you offer your list a "freebie" if they purchase...
Forum: Finished Contests & Challenges 14th November 2013, 09:13 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 44,177
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: My Personal Challenge - Make $1500 by December 1st Via ClickBank and Article Syndication

I've been following along with your journey, and you are doing great! It is nice to see someone testing out the article syndication model, and seeing that it actually does work. Looks like things are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th October 2013, 12:43 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,156
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: It's All Over for Minnesota Amazon Affiliates

Viglinks is no longer an option, they dropped the nexus states as well.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd July 2013, 06:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 517
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Search Engine Traffic for Listbuilding

I wasn't trying to rank an optin page, and I wouldn't bother. I just get a good amount of search engine traffic and I just figured I'd have more optins. For my optin I have a feature box at the top...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd July 2013, 01:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 517
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Search Engine Traffic for Listbuilding

Yeah, I have to do a lot more testing of things. It is a niche cooking site and the people that are arriving there are coming from all kinds of different keywords. I tried to create a freebie that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd July 2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 517
Posted By Tom Ryan
Search Engine Traffic for Listbuilding

I have a site that gets a decent amount of search engine traffic that I finally decided to start to build a list for. I've got a prominently displayed freebie offer to signup for my list on every...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th June 2013, 06:53 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,156
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: It's All Over for Minnesota Amazon Affiliates

For several reasons I would more than likely test out Viglink. First setup is instantaneous whereas Skimlinks there is an application process. Viglink pays net 60 whereas Skimlinks it could be up to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th June 2013, 06:09 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,156
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: It's All Over for Minnesota Amazon Affiliates

Skimlinks main competitor is VigLink, so they are another network you may want to check out. They both appear to be similar, but as of now if I were to pick one over the other it would be VigLink.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th June 2013, 12:24 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,156
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: It's All Over for Minnesota Amazon Affiliates

While I'm not absolutely killing it with Amazon, I am still contemplating forming an llc in another state. I might wait to see how sales ramp up as my sites grow before I do that, which leads me to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th June 2013, 07:39 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,156
Posted By Tom Ryan
It's All Over for Minnesota Amazon Affiliates

Just got the email from Amazon this morning that because of the recent tax legislation that just passed MN amazon associate accounts will be terminated as of June 30th.

Yup, that pretty much...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th May 2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,007
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Squuidoo "update"?

Yeah, I just had a couple of my lenses locked. With all the changes they are making lately they are just shooting themselves in the foot. I wont be adding anything to their site anymore, and I...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 10th April 2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,036
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Squidoo nofollow, deleting lenese, etc.

Yeah, it seems pretty pointless to even bother anymore. I had a couple lenses that they flagged. I fixed those up and they approved them, only for them to be flagged again the next week. There is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st December 2012, 01:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

Wow, Alexa I can't thank you enough for taking the time to give me so much information. It really helps out a bunch! I have a feeling that I will now start with the right foot forward.:)

Can I ask...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st December 2012, 11:25 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

Wow, Alexa that helps out a bunch! One thing I need to figure out is how to write the free report with continuity in mind. Just giving some free recipes doesn't really do that; I don't think anyway. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th November 2012, 07:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

Now I wish I would have started a list sooner on this site. It has been around for years getting decent traffic. Do you think I should just start collecting emails right away even though I don't yet...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th November 2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

Thanks for all your thoughts.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th November 2012, 12:36 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

Thanks for your response Dan, I will probably start a list and figure how to monetize it as I go along.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th November 2012, 11:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 955
Posted By Tom Ryan
Building a List for a Food/Cooking Site?

My first site when I got online was a hobby site, in the food/cooking area. To this day it is probably my best site traffic-wise, but I never really focused to much on it as I had other projects...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th June 2012, 05:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 995
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Is it wise for a newbie to start doing Adsense after all the recent bans?

Paul, why is it that you do not promote amazon on squidoo with your own affiliate links?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd April 2012, 09:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,165
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Affiliate Marketing Worth It For Beginner?

Affiliate marketing is a great way to get started. For some affiliate marketing is all they do and they make a very healthy full-time income. The majority of my online income is from affiliate...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th March 2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,760
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How do YOU make money online?

The majority of my online income is through affiliate sales. I do the majority of that with Amazon review sites, and sites built around cpa offers. I also do a bit with adsense.

At the end of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th February 2012, 10:16 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 861
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Whats the biggest obstacle you face to achieving the success you want?

The biggest obstacle that gets in my way is myself. Sometimes if I'd just get out of the way of myself I'd see greater successes.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th February 2012, 09:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,302
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Free resources for Amazon?

Those are some awesome numbers! I definitely need to spend more of my free time working on my lenses.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2012, 12:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 776
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How should i monetize my Amazon review sites

Check out other affiliate networks such as commission junction and shareasale for related products you can promote. Often times their commission rates are higher too.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 625
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Amazon Review Sites

If you are just starting out I'd probably go with a more specific site. I'd target a category within gardening and focus on building that up. You could always eventually expand and build a more...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2011, 10:06 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,217
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Crushing 2012 - how are you going to do it?

I'm going to focus on just a handful of sites and build them up instead of spreading myself too thin on too many sites. I'm also going to work more on list building in the up coming year.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd December 2011, 09:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 804
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Too many crappy links to my site...Should I start over on a new domain?

If it is ranking well and earning, there is no point in starting over. Just focus on getting higher quality links to it.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2011, 09:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 460
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Price comparison vs in-depth reviews

What I prefer to do is a combination of the two. I do in depth reviews on the products, but I also do comparisons. Sometimes people are searching on comparisons of two different models, so I'll do a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2011, 08:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 745
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: should i buy a Hyphenated Domain Name?

You can rank hyphenated domains just as well as any other domain. I use them and rank them just as easily as any other domain.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2011, 08:46 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 2,468
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How did you make your first $10?

When I first started I made a bit with adsense and amazon, but didn't get over $10 right away. So, I think my first $10 came from promoting a clickbank product with ppc. But I soon gave it all back...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2011, 08:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 828
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Are review sites worth making after panda update?

Review sites still work great for me. Just create quality reviews that are actually helpful to your visitors. Don't just copy over the information from amazon, take your time and find all the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st December 2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,011
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Woo Hoo! Finally broke the $1k Amazon Milestone!

Nice Job! It is really about focusing in on one thing until you start having some success. Keep pushing forward.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th December 2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 1,953
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Made My 1st $1,000 this month

Congrats! It really does pay off when you focus on one thing until you start getting results. Keep building it up.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 17th December 2011, 11:20 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 907
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How many Hours you spent daily on WF?

When I first found the forum I spent quite a bit of time on here, but that was because I was new and looking to learn. Now I pop in from time to time during the breaks I give myself from work. So, it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th December 2011, 11:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,161
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Amazon Store Websites OR Amazon Review Websites

A create Amazon review sites. For me it works pretty well. I just create useful reviews with the information that my visitors are looking for.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th December 2011, 09:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 888
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Building Backlinks with Fiverr

I use fiverr now and again for backlinks, there is some decent gigs, but as others have said you have to dig in and check them out first.

wso = warrior special offer
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2011, 10:06 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 849
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Ways to Get Traffic in New Website for Lazy People Like Me?

There are no ways around it, you either are going to have to work at building your traffic, or otherwise you are going to have to pay for it.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2011, 09:55 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 8,273
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Earn $5- $10 an hour... how??

Take a look at your skills and see how you can provide a service to others who need it. There is always going to be a need for skilled writers, graphic designers, link builders, etc. Providing a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2011, 09:49 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 766
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How can I make a good ammount of money righ now?

If you need to make money fast, your best bet is going to be either selling some of your stuff, or providing a service. Most other things are going to take time to establish.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 15th December 2011, 09:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 659
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Good Keyword Research Tool

I use the google keyword tool or the free keyword portion of Market Samurai for keyword research. For the competition analysis I use the free version of Traffic Travis. It works well for me.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2011, 09:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 796
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: The most profitable way to use PLR articles?

There are several ways that plr articles can be profitable for you:


rewrite them and place on your site
rewrite and combine them for a free report to build a list
rewrite and combine them...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 14th December 2011, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 459
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Help! about my first Amazon affiliate website/found exact match domain!

Some people like going that route and building a site around one product, but I prefer to build my amazon sites around the niche.

You could build your site around that one tv, but what happens...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2011, 10:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 523
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Amazon affiliate

A good place to start to figure out how to build out an amazon site would be to do a forum search. There are a bunch of great posts on amazon.

Here is a good one to start with:
...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 09:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 569
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Any good social bookmarking software??

I use Sick Submitter from time to time for social bookmarking. It's nice because it will do a lot more than just social bookmarking. However there is a monthly fee to use it.
Forum: Website Design 13th December 2011, 07:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 824
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: What themes is best for amazon product reviews sites?

I don't think there is any one theme that is best for amazon review sites, but rather which theme's layout works best for what you are doing. I really like the Flexibility theme and also Thesis for...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th December 2011, 12:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 592
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Free Traffic or Paid Traffic

It really comes down to how much time and money you have. If you want quick traffic you have to pay for it. With free traffic it is going to take you some time to build it up, so in reality it really...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th December 2011, 12:36 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 947
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Can I make decent money with just one site?

You certainly can make decent money with just one site. Just spend your time building it up with quality content and work on driving quality traffic. You can always add more sites down the line once...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th December 2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 5,117
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: How many articles do you write a day?

I usually write one article per day. If I'm feeling adventurous or have time I'll do one or two more. The articles I write are well researched and quite long, so they take some time to write.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th December 2011, 10:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 838
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Focus on One Niche?

I'd focus on one niche until you've got your processes down. This way you will know better what works and what doesn't, then you can apply it to additional niches.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th December 2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,024
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: (Rant) The Need for Dozens of Mediocre Amazon Sites

Nice job!

I used to be in the mindset of building sites one after the other, but the only thing it did was spread my focus way too thin. Sure, I did make money with all the sites I had out there,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th December 2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 899
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: What's the best time of day to "tweet"

I'd probably test it out by sending out the same tweet several times a day and see what type of response you get. I'd send one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. This is...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 12th December 2011, 10:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 880
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Ranking high in google for a domain with a letter at the end

Most of the time when I can't find an exact match domain name I'll add a word to the end of my keyword i.e. mykeywordsite.com

I rank for my keyword just fine doing it this way. I may take a bit...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th December 2011, 10:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 827
Posted By Tom Ryan
Re: Are You Looking To Make Some Extra Money OR Build A Business?

Quick cash is always nice, but when I first found the warrior forum I was looking to build a business online.
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